Cultana Training Area

Cultana Training Area
Near Port Augusta in Australia
US Marine at Cultana during training in 2016
Cultana Training Area Location of Cultana Training Area
Coordinates	32°49′00″S 137°45′00″E / 32.81667°S 137.75000°E
Type	Training area
Area	2,093 square kilometres (808 sq mi)[1]
Site information
Owner	Department of Defence (Australia)
Operator	Australian Army

The Cultana Training Area is an Australian Army training area on northeastern Eyre Peninsula in South Australia between Port Augusta, Whyalla and Iron Knob. It includes the former Baxter Detention Centre. The training area was enlarged in 2014 to accommodate training needs of 1st Brigade and 7th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment. The lease of the land (from the Government of South Australia) includes provisions for mining access. It also has an Indigenous Land Use Agreement with the Barngarla people.^[1]

References

1. "Cultana Training Area Expansion Project". Retrieved 21 July 2015.